Chelsea FC at Wolves is the lone fixture on Christmas this year, and by that we mean Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. That’s probably a good thing, especially with the usual Boxing Day fixture pile up. In 2017, when Liverpool had to play on Dec. 24, manager Jurgen Klopp called it “the worst you can get.”
We’ll see if anyone from either side, Chelsea or Wolves, bah humbugs this match on Sunday.
Chelsea vs Wolves FYIs
Kick: Sun. Christmas Eve 12pm, Molineux Stadium
Chelsea Starting XI Prediction: go here
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
Google Result Probability: Chelsea 50% Wolves 25% Draw 25%
PL Form: Chelsea WLWLL Wolves LDWLL
PL Standings: Chelsea 10th, 22 pts Wolves 13th, 19 pts
At least it involves a London side, as that is the city where A Christmas Carol was set. Too bad it’s not in London though. Anyway, here is what we think the strongest lineup possible is for manager Mauricio Pochettino to go with here- in this battle to get stay on the first page of the standings.
And note the festive picture of Jose Mourinho embedded above- it’s just something we’re doing to get into the Christmas spirit.
Chelsea FC Starting 11 Prediction at Wolves
Djorde Petrovic; Malo Gusto, Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile, Levi Colwill; Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Raheem Sterling, Conor Gallagher, Cole Palmer; Christopher Nkunku
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